CNN’s “United States of Scandal with Jake Tapper” returns this Sunday, turning its lens on one of the most notorious corporate meltdowns in American history: the Enron scandal. Once a Wall Street darling, touted for its innovative business model, Enron imploded in 2001, leaving a trail of shattered investor confidence and a whole lot of unanswered questions.
“Enron,” the second episode of the series’ second season, unpacks the complicated story of how a company built on a foundation of smoke and mirrors managed to fool so many for so long. Tapper explores the role of Enron’s charismatic leader, whose carefully crafted image as a visionary ultimately crumbled to reveal a con artist of epic proportions.
More than just a financial post-mortem, the episode examines the human element of the scandal. How could so many intelligent people be taken in by such blatant fraud? What were the warning signs, and why were they ignored? “United States of Scandal” digs into the psychology of blind faith, the kind of unquestioning belief that can have devastating consequences.
Tune in to CNN on Sunday, March 16 at 9:00 PM ET/PT for a sobering look at the dangers of unchecked ambition and the enduring fallout of corporate greed.
